1. LinkedIn Summary – Riaan du Toit
Skills Summary ______________________________________________________________________________
• Possesses a strong analytical aptitude
• Innovative and creative thinker
• Patience
• Proactive; work independently
• Report writing skills
• Time –and project management skills
• Very strong organising skills
• Takes part in continuing education
• Has excellent communication skills – written
and verbal - with sound relationships
• Good with skills transfer
• Highly customer focused
• Shows an attention to detail
• Has excellent technical knowledge Assertive
• Able to take the lead yet a strong team player Maintain
confidentiality and integrity
• Ability to think logically
• Is Mathematically inclined Diligent on feedback
• Has strong problem solving skills
• Efficient
• Extremely positive attitude
• Highly flexible and adaptable when necessary
• Responsible and accountable
• Able to multi-task and handle pressure well
Education____________________________________________________________________________________
SECONDARY EDUCATION
Qualification National Senior Certificate – Std 10
Institution Hoër Seunskool Hugenote
TERTIARY EDUCATION
Qualification National Higher Diploma| Mechanical Engineering
Institution Pretoria Technicon
Qualification Qualified artisan| Fitter & Turner
Institution Olifantsfontein
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS AND COURSES ________________________________________________________
• Radiographic Interpretation – Level 2
• Magnetic particle – Level 2
• DYE Penetrant testing – Level 2
• Rigging (Transvaal training)
• Incident Investigator (IRCA)
• Risk Assessment (HIRA) (IRCA)
• Offshore survival SMTC Global Saudi Arabia (expired)
• South African Institute of welding (SAIW) Welding inspector (not maintained)
• Approved by Department Of Labour to write GCC exams
2. LinkedIn Summary – Riaan du Toit
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Computer Skills_______________________________________________________________________________
• Microsoft Office; Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet
Employment History Summary ______________________________________________________1981 - present
Company Position Period
Zonke engineering
• Installation supervisor
• Site/Project Manager
2003 – 2012
2013 –present
Noan Ltd • Workshop Manager 2000 – 2003
Eskom/Rotek Engineering
• Senior Technician
• Technical consultant
• Workshop manager
1993-1996
1997 –1998
1999 - 2000
Sasol 2 • Chief Inspector 1990 – 1992
Impala Platinum
• Fitter and turner
• Material controller
1985 – 1987
1988 - 1989
SA Navy • Tactical radio operator 1981 – 1984
Experience summary ______________________________________________________________1985 - present
• Obtained training and worked on various engineering machinery in the mining and refining industry, i.e. milling,
turning, shaping and general workshop equipment, still using some of these machines as a hobby in model
engineering
• Vessel and plant equipment inspector in the petrochemical industry, with experience obtained in weld defects
detection, loss of material, corrosion identification, reporting and plant equipment life span determination
• Obtained excellent skills as supervisor over the years as working technician, technical consultant and workshop
manager in the petrochemical, electricity and water supply industries
• Repair, fault finding, reverse engineering, testing and installation of various types of electrical and pneumatic
actuators , i.e. Rotork, Auma, Siemens, Limitorque, AEG etc.
• Hands on repair of high pressure valves and wrote working procedures on the fault finding and repair work
• Site manager, Supervision and hands on experience of the replacement and new installations of distillation trays,
braded packing, liquid distributors, collectors and gas inlet on Sulzer Chemtech, Distech and Koch Glitch
equipment
• Site manager, QC and close assistance of specialized welding repairs of DEG internal condensers on distillation
columns in the oil and gas industry
• Site manager, Supervisor and hands on design, installation and repair of Netherlocks valve interlocking systems
in the oil and gas industries
• Design and built of electrical actuator test benches for electricity generation, oil and gas industries
• Design concepts for easy and safe installations of difficult heat transfer equipment for oil and gas industries
• Site manager, Supervisor and hands on erection and repair of bulk water storage tanks (bolted tanks) CST and
Tank Connection in the mining, energy generation, oil and gas, brewery, beverages and metal refining industries
3. LinkedIn Summary – Riaan du Toit
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Major Projects summary to date _______________________________________________________ 1985 - 2016
• Fire water tank St. Helena Island airport project
• Waste water storage tanks Kusile PowerStation
• AD and storage tanks project 2M brewery Mozambique
• AD tank installation Swaziland brewery
• Heating panel installation Tar Separation
• Locking device installation on pigging systems Majnoon Iraq
• Petrosa distillation columns revamp
• Distillation columns trays upgrade project Sasol Cold Separation
• Start-up modification project Octene plant Sasol
• Reactor column revamp project SCC Sasol Secunda
• Column revamp CHEVRON Cape Town
• MIBK Project UHDE Sasolburg
• LION Project Sapref Durban
• ENGEN column revamp Durban
• Locking device installation Oman
• Locking device installation SBM Dubai
• Offshore Locking device installations
- MC DERMOTT-TP6 Saudi Arabia
- SBM-ABU DABI
- SAXI-BATUQUE ANGOLA
- GIRRASOL FPSO ANGOLA
- GLASS DOWR FPSO MOSSELBAY
• Column revamp Hexene SSF Secunda
• Primary towers revamp Solvents SSF Secunda
• Column revamp Statoil Norway
• KRIEL Power station actuator refurbishment contract
• KENDAL Power station actuator refurbishment contract
• De-Mothball Arnot Power station water cooling system
Hobbies _____________________________________________________________________________________
• Enjoying outdoor and nature activities including scuba diving, sailing, camping and hiking
• Model engineering steam locomotives
• Vintage cars and tractors
References, certificates and/or a detailed Curriculum Vitae can be provided on request_____________________